FG slow to grasp "new politics"?

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Yesterday, the Fine Gael TD, Noel Rock, tweeted from the Dáil chamber that only 10 TDs were present for the debate on mental health, castigating parties for the absence. As it transpired, his figures were thoroughly debunked by The Journal, who stated that 62 were in attendance, and at least 32 talked on the topic. But, the wider question is, if the Dáil is to evolve towards a Borgen-style scenario, whereby legislation is enacted by the Dáil as a whole, with all parties contributing to the final draft, surely the mentality of taking pot-shots at the opposition must change?

Well-known member

Yesterday, the Fine Gael TD, Noel Rock, tweeted from the Dáil chamber that only 10 TDs were present for the debate on mental health, castigating parties for the absence. As it transpired, his figures were thoroughly debunked by The Journal, who stated that 62 were in attendance, and at least 32 talked on the topic. But, the wider question is, if the Dáil is to evolve towards a Borgen-style scenario, whereby legislation is enacted by the Dáil as a whole, with all parties contributing to the final draft, surely the mentality of taking pot-shots at the opposition must change?

Well-known member

Yesterday, the Fine Gael TD, Noel Rock, tweeted from the Dáil chamber that only 10 TDs were present for the debate on mental health, castigating parties for the absence. As it transpired, his figures were thoroughly debunked by The Journal, who stated that 62 were in attendance, and at least 32 talked on the topic. But, the wider question is, if the Dáil is to evolve towards a Borgen-style scenario, whereby legislation is enacted by the Dáil as a whole, with all parties contributing to the final draft, surely the mentality of taking pot-shots at the opposition must change?

Seriously, are there not people in FG such as yourself, and even the odd lost soul in FF along with all the other parties that despairs that not even a cataclysmic event as the bankrupting of the country couldn't even leverage in new politics?